Banneker students recycle pouches
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Benjamin Banneker Elementary School students earned two cents for each juice drink pouch they collected and returned to a company called TerraCycle, which makes products from packaging waste.
Last school year, the students collected nearly 3,700 pouches, and the money raised will help teachers purchase instructional materials. More than 70,000 schools and community groups around the country have signed up to help collect more than 100 million used pieces of packaging. The participating organizations collectively earned more than $2 million this year. Interested organizations can learn more at www.terracycle.net.